Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 28-08-2017 and time 08:32:50 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana nord orientale (Messina), on

  • 28-08-2017 06:32:50 (UTC)
  • 28-08-2017 08:32:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3690, 15.3730 at 113 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Villafranca Tirrena ME 16 8584 8584
Spadafora ME 16 5021 13605
Venetico ME 17 3911 17516
Valdina ME 19 1355 18871
Torregrotta ME 20 7431 26302
Milazzo ME 20 31646 57948
Saponara ME 20 3988 61936

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km NW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
37 Km NW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
99 Km N of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.9 2017-08-28
06:32:50
38.3687 15.3728 113 2018-07-06
15:40:33
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 50018671
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2017-08-28
06:32:50
38.3587 15.3718 115 2017-08-28
06:41:02
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 49444051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-08-28 06:32:50 ± 0.2
Latitude 38.3687 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.3728 ± 0.0138
Depth (km) 113 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 50018671

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 958
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 951
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 282
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 960.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 109
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.24466
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 50018671
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-09-12 12:08:55

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 49444051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-08-28 06:41:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FOSV.EHZ. 2017-08-28T06:35:12.31 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 3.43 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:32.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 21 138.1617 125 -0.01 81
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:30.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 36 121.989 129 0.34 52
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:25.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 84 93.0402 137 0.47 54
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:21.86 1.0 undecidable manual S 119 67.7766 146 -0.14 30
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:20.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 59 51.8037 153 0 96
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:19.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 196 45.7209 156 0.14 63
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:17.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 135 16.5723 171 -0.1 67
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:17.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 229 16.3725 171 -0.14 100
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:14.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 21 138.1617 125 0.09 79
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:13.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 36 121.989 129 -0.23 54
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:10.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 84 93.0402 137 -0.09 87
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:08.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 230 56.499 151 0.1 62
IV.SOI.EHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:08.57 1.0 undecidable manual P 119 67.7766 146 -0.09 31
MN.CEL.HNZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:07.26 1.0 undecidable manual P 105 46.9197 155 -0.13 32
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:07.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 59 51.8037 153 -0.23 92
IV.AIO.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:07.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 196 45.7209 156 0.41 89
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:06.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 16.3725 171 -0.14 100
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:06.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 272 34.1436 162 0.12 64
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2017-08-28T06:33:05.96 0.6 undecidable manual P 135 16.5723 171 -0.32 64
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00003113782 0.2784 AML other m 2017-08-28T06:33:31.99
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00002511014 0.32 AML other m 2017-08-28T06:33:35.27
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:2.6 0.00018314645000000002 0.7904 AML other m 2017-08-28T06:33:38.99
IV.JOPP.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00004519608 0.1216 AML other m 2017-08-28T06:33:20.97
IV.JOPP.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000057640335 0.1824 AML other m 2017-08-28T06:33:21.75
IV.MSRU.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000061456265 0.1632 AML other m 2017-08-28T06:33:18.46
IV.MSRU.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00007294718999999999 0.3008 AML other m 2017-08-28T06:33:18.99
IV.PLAC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000048924165 0.4 AML other m 2017-08-28T06:33:26.52
IV.PLAC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000049121625 0.32 AML other m 2017-08-28T06:33:26.69
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